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Spell Bee Word: Griddle


What does griddle mean?

Word: Griddle

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Griddle means a flat, heavy pan used for cooking flatbreads, eggs or bacon.

How do you spell griddle?

Syllables: grid - dle

Tricky part: The ending is le, not el. Children often write griddel because they hear the l last.

Watch out for: griddel, griddal

Memory tip: Griddle ends the same way as its Scottish name, girdle: le, never el.

Griddle in a sentence

Example 1: Mum warmed the flatbreads on a hot griddle.

Example 2: Butter sizzled on the griddle as the pancake turned golden.

Example 3: Do not touch the griddle; it is still hot.

Fun Fact

In Scotland a griddle is also called a girdle, and girdle scones are cooked on it.

Practise the CREST Way

Spellacadabra

From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?

a) spatula
b) toaster
c) ladle
d) cookker

Show answer

d) cookker. Cooker has a single k; take out one.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

griddle

a) dried
b) ridge
c) glider
d) giggle

Show answer

d) giggle. Giggle needs three g letters, but griddle has only one.

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) gridle
b) saucepan
c) teapot
d) blender

Show answer

a) gridle. Griddle has a double d in the middle; saucepan, teapot and blender are correct.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pick a food you could cook on a griddle.

a) milkshake
b) burgers
c) salad
d) ice cream

Show answer

b) burgers

2. Which of these is most like a griddle?

a) a water jug
b) a pressure cooker
c) a flat iron pan
d) a steel tumbler

Show answer

c) a flat iron pan

Associated Words

Words that end in -dle: noodle, hurdle, bundle

More words from this list

lawnmower, plait, sneaky, tackle, whose, booth, connect, download

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